Cap



S. ROSENBERG ET AL CAP Filed Feb. 25, 1927 INVENTOR.

A TTORNE V Patented Augi a 1921.

UNITED V'STATESZ;

SAIUEL ROSENBERG, OF MILWAUKEE, AND ELMER N. J'OHA, WAUWATOSA, WIS--consru, I

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ASSIGNORS TO RELIABLE KNITTING WORKS, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN,-

Application fled February 85, 1927. Serial No. 170318. 7 I

Our invention relatesto improvements in caps, with particular referenceto caps of that type in which leather crowns or crowns composed ofequivalentimpervious material are'utilized.

Heretofore it has been the practice to proa to the excessiveperspiration frequently resulting from the use of such caps, and thepractice of providing such ventilating apertures has been 'continued'for many years notwithstanding the obvious objection that r they areinsutficient to provide proper venti-' lation'and that they also allowan excessive chilling of the skin exposed at the aperture when turnedtoward severe winds.

Another objection to the use of a leather cap is that the crownportion-tends to spring away from the head at the front and rear, andthe ear flaps, beinginelastic, require 1 either aseries of fastenings oradjustable fastenings'in order to secure these flaps under the chin ofthe wearer, and the tendency is for flapssecured under the chin to applytension across the top of the crown above the ears, thereby causing thefront andarear margins to spring away from the hea The object of thisinvention is to provide a cap which will wholly overcome the aboveobjections and in which the sideflaps or car coverings will besuiiiciently elastic to allow them to be buttoned under'the chin of thewearer without requiring the use of more than one fastening for thatpurpose; also to provide side flaps of such a character that the tensionwhen elastically extended will be exerted toward the front and rear to agreater extent than along the transverse line over the top of the head;also to provide a cap in which .the covering for the ears and sides ofthe face will 'allow sufiicient air circulation to prevent anaccumulation of perspiration while preventing excessive chill; also toprovide a cap having a leather crown and foldable. flaps which may beturned upwardly and buttoned to the side of the cap without giving tothe cap a clumsy appearance or rendering the same uncomfortable towearer.

In the drawings: .7

Figure l is a side view of a cap embody- 1ng our invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view drawn on line 2-2 of Figure 1'.

Figure 3 is a side view with the knitted portions of the cap turnedupwardly to a position of non-use.

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing a modified form of construction.

Like parts are identified by the sam reference characters in all views.

The crown 1 of the cap as shown in Fig- 7 urs 1, 2 and 3, is composed ofleather or equivalent 'imperviousjmaterial gored. and folded asindicated at 2 and contoured to form a visor portion 3, a side portion 4and back portion 5. The lower margins o the side portions 4 are adaptedto be arranged just barely above or slightly overlapping the upper edgesof the wearers ears. A pairvofknitted flaps 6 are secured by suitablestitching 8 to the lower margin of the side portion 1 and areconneeted'by a correspondingly knitted band 9. the upper. margin ofwhich is correspondingly stitched to the lower margin of portion 5 ofthe crown. The side,- or flap portions 6 cover the ears and the glandsof the neck, including portions of the chin when swung downwardly forthat purpose. The band portion depends from the crown to a less extentand is adapted to cover theback of the head and neck above the coatcollar. The lower margin of the band 9 extends alonga curved line ateachend of the band downwardly and merges with the side portions 6.Similarly the front ortions of the side portions 6 are curved orwardlyat their upper ends'and merge with the visor portion 3. These marginsare all reinforced by any suitable means and are here shown asbeingcovered by a suitable binding or strip of fabric 14 suitably stitched tothe knitted material as shown.

The stitching which connects the knitted material to the imperviouscrown is preferably what is known as over stitching which facilitatesfolding the knitted portions upwardly upon the crown. The lining fabric1 2.is applied to the entire inner surface of the'crown, side and neckportions. This lining fabric is-preferably integral and continuous, thesame being cut and fitted and then stitched in place to the front andrear of the impervious crown 1 and around the margins of the sideportion 6.

It will be apparent that the binding 14 not only prevents the knittedside portions from pullin or stretching out of shape from usage, butafiso serves to render the margins of these side portions less elasticthan their central portions and it is to be understood that theinvention comprehends the provision of any means which will performeither of these functions. Due to the fact that central portions of theside flaps are more elastic than their side margins, it will be apparentthat by reason of the crown 1 being constructed of inelastic materialand the. side, flaps being constructed from substantially elasticmaterial, that the front and rear portions of the crown will be drawninwardly "to better fit the head of the wearer when the side portionsare drawn under thewearers from stretching or pulling out of shape andit also prevents the wind from blowing through the knitted fabric to anobjectionable extent, although allowing free ventilation throughout thearea of the knitted portion. The lining fabric is preferably free fromthe crown at the junction of the flaps and crown.

Due to the fact that the crown 1 is constructed of unyielding materialand the edges of the side portions thereof are adapted to be arrangedeither just above the ear or slightly covering the upper part thereof,

it will be apparent that the substantially elastic ear flaps 6 willalways be disposed in a position to cover the ears regardless of howtightly the ear flaps or side portions are drawn beneath the chin of thewearer, since the crown portion 1 is incapable of stretching to lowerthe ear flaps.

The lower extremities of the flap portions 6 are preferably providedwith button holes 13 and a button 15 is securedto the crown oneach sideto facilitate supporting these portions in their raised or foldedposition by buttoning them to the crown. A button 16 on one flap mayengage in the button hole 13 on the other to connect the flaps under thechin of the wearer.

In Figure 4C a modification is illustrated in which the knitted band 9is omitted and the leather portion of the crown extended downwardly to agreater extent than in Figure l to take the place of the knitted band 9.At the sides of the leather portions are cut away in the form of aninverted V into which the knitted portion 18 of the flap 6 extends, theflap being stitched to the margins of the notched or cut away portion.In this construction when the flaps are buttoned together under the chinthe sides of each flap, being relatively inelastic by reason of thebinding 14: and also by reason of their shorter length, will draw thefront and rear margins of the cap more forcibly against the head of thewearer than in the structure disclosed in Figure 1, although the flapsshown in Figure '1 are also more elastic in their central portions thanthey are along their bound margins, and are therefore capable ofaccomplishing the same purpose to a sufficient extent in view of ingconvergent side margins connected by knitted'material extendingdownwardly below the crown portion in the form of ear and face coveringflaps, each flap being provided with a binding along its side margins,whereby the side margins are rendered relatively inelastic.

3. A tially inelastic crown portion and depending side portions composedof knitted ma, terial bound and relatively inelastic at their cap havingan impervious, substan margins as compared with their central portions,and a lining secured to the crown portion and extending downwardly alongthe side portions and secured to the margins thereof. a

4. A cap having a substantially flexible and non-stretchable crown,depending side portions connected to said crown and adapted to betensioned when parts of said side portions are disposed beneath the chinof a wearer, said side portions being yieldable in a direction from thetop of, the crown to the lower extremities of said 'side portions to agreater extent at their central portions than along their side margins.

5. A cap having a flexible and inelastic crown, depending knitsidefiaps, and reinforce means associated with said flaps to maintaintheir marginal contour from being misshaped from use.

6. A cap having a flexible and inelastic crown portion, depending porousand elastic side flaps, and a substantially inelastic binding for saidside flaps connected to said crown.

7. A cap having a flexible and inelastic crown portion, depending porousand elastic side flaps, and a substantially inelastic tion andside'flaps and connecting the crown and side flaps on an arc.

8. A cap havihg a flexibleand inelastic binding and lining being securedto said crown.

9. A cap having -a crown portion and depending substantially elasticside por-t tions, said side portions being relatively inelastic at theirmargins.

10. A can having a substantially flexible and inelastic crown portionand depending 145 side flaps composed of knitted material bound andrelatively inelastic at their margins as compared with their centralportions.

ELMER N. J OHA. SAMUEL ROSENBERG.

